The site is divided into 7 sectors. Main ones are Les Merveilles sector and Fontanalba sector
| sectors | nb.rocks |
|---|---|
| Les Merveilles | 2542 |
| Fontananlba | 1704 |
| Valaurette | 34 |
| Sainte-Marie | 16 |
| Valmasque | 8 |
| Col du Sabion | 6 |
| Gordolasque | 1 |
| Vei del Bouc | 1 |
The entire site is about 900 ha, with the large majority of engraved rocks in the France territory but also a sector in between France and Italy (Col du Sabion sector) and a rock in Italy (Vei del Bouc sector)
There’s about 20,000 figuratives pecked engravings
The Zone 13 (Valaurette sector) shows a distinctive profile with almost only topographic figure
Engravings are displayed on rocks between ~1990 m to ~2700
Roche de l’Homme aux bras en zigzag (Zone IV, Groupe III, Roche 16D)
In the Arpette sector lies the Roche de l’Homme aux bras en zigzag
In the vallées de Merveilles lies the unique stelae of the site, the so-called Stèle du Chef de Tribu
This is really important..
This is really important..
To be continued…